Back End Developer

Yoush Consulting; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary commensurate with experience

Medical and health benefits package

Remote work benefits package

Job summary

Yoush Consulting is seeking a Back End Developer in Toronto to create innovative web applications for healthcare solutions. The role requires 3 years of development experience, preferably with Python, and involves working collaboratively with teams to improve and maintain systems.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and proficiency in backend languages, relational databases, and web services design. The position offers remote work along with a competitive salary and health benefits.

Qualifications

• 3 years of professional software development experience as a back-end developer or full-stack developer.
• Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, troubleshoot and debug complex interconnected systems.
• Collaborate with developers, designers, and stakeholders to develop features.
• Review and maintain existing features and develop new functionality.

Skills

Back-end programming languages (Python preferred)

Relational databases (Postgres or MySQL)

Designing and implementing REST or RPC-based web services

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Teamwork and time management skills

Tools

Software development tools (source control, unit testing)

Job description

Yoush Consulting is excited to partner with a Canadian start-up to help build their next global success. We are hiring the best talent in Information Technology in Toronto, and across several European countries. If you wish to be part of a global success story building life changing technologies that help millions of people living a healthier life, then you must contact us.

Back End Developer (PERM, Remote Work "Toronto")

Seeking an energetic, detailed-oriented, and motivated Software Developer to help create leading web applications for healthcare. The successful candidate will assist with the creation and maintenance of web applications for cancer informatics, and with the development of web applications (Flow, Live, Scholar), which have been designed for viewing, annotating, and analysis of whole slide images (WSI).

Responsibilities

• The back-end developer must analyze, troubleshoot and debug complex and interconnected systems
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to gather feature requirements
• Collaborate with developers, designers, and system administrators to develop features
• Review, test and maintain existing features and develop new functionality
• Follow emerging technologies and learn new technologies through self-study
• Develop documentation for internal and external readers
• Debug issues and tune performance across distributed systems
• Provide training and support to internal teams
• Handle inbound support and respond to bug reports

Requirements

• 3 years of professional software development experience as a back-end developer or full-stack developer
• Proficient in backend programming languages for web development (Python preferred)
• Experience with relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL
• Experience designing and implementing REST or RPC-based web services
• Familiarity with the deployment of web services in containerized environments (e.g. Docker and Kubernetes)
• In-depth understanding of web development (design, development, and deployment)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Great teamwork skills and time management skills
• Past experience with using software development tools and methods (source control, unit testing, bug tracking, continuous integration, etc.)
• Must have excellent English communication skills; both verbal and written

Nice-to-have

• Hands on experience with a variety of programming languages (C++ and C preferred)
• Experience deploying software on cloud platforms (e.g. GCP, AWS, Microsoft Azure)
• Past experience using or developing software for medical imaging or microscopy
• Medical image analysis (i.e. algorithm development) background and/or training

Benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications
• Medical and health benefits package
• Remote work benefits package